Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 261, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1912 — POSTOFFICE AT MEDARYVILLE ROBBED OF $300 [ARTICLE]

POSTOFFICE AT MEDARYVILLE ROBBED OF $300

Yeggmen Blew Open Safe Wednesday Night and Act Was Not Discovered Until Next Morning. Some time Wednesday night yeggmen entered the back door of the Medaryville postoffice and blew open the safe, stealing about S3OO worth of stamps and money. The act was not discovered until this Thursday morning, when Postmaster Nicoles opened up the office. The burglars had first entered the window of a blacksmith shop and there taken tools witl which to pry open the postofflce door. Nitroglycerine was probably used to blow open the safe. Although the explosion must have made a great amount of noise, it was apparently not heard by any people in Medaryville. The bhrglars had plenty of time for their work and there was no clew that might lead to their apprehension.